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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

washington square news Vol. 40, No. 13

Monday, february 13, 2012

nyunews.com

Cuomo approval ratings rise

Starlight, Silver host Valentine’s Day Party

By Kristine Itliong

By Emily Yang

New York state may welcome a new year under Governor Cuomo. According to a recent poll of New York state by Marist Poll, a majority of registered voters say they believe the state is going in the right direction this year. “One of the key findings of this poll was that for the first time in more than a decade, registered voters are a little bit more optimistic,” said Mary Azzoli, a representative from Marist who also worked on the study. The study, which surveyed 681 New York state adults by telephone in proportion to each county’s population, found that 52 percent voted in favor of the state’s direction. This is a significant increase in comparison to the 18 percent of voters who felt the same way in Oct. 2010. Much of this approval has been attributed to New York’s

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Children with chronic illnesses and their families gathered in Kimmel Center yesterday afternoon to celebrate Valentine’s Day with students from the Silver School of Social work.

Tisch grad captures economic trials of Bangladeshi women By Brittany VanBibber Holly Mosher sat down to read her daily dose of news in 2006 and encountered what became her inspiration for a documentary — a project that would introduce her to countless obstacles and lifelong friendships. Mosher, who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts in 1994, first heard about Mohammad Yunus when he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in Bangladesh involving microlending and social business. Her latest documentary film, “Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus,” premiered this weekend at Quad Cinema

in Greenwich Village. The film follows the lives of Bangladeshi women who received loans from one of Yunus’s Grameen Banks. Yunus’s first loan of $27 was made out to 42 women. Now, his loans have reached over 6.5 million women. This led to a global initiative to fight poverty with social business and microlending. Since 2006, Yunus has opened multiple Grameen Banks throughout Bangladesh. A career in documentary filmmaking was not always a definite for Mosher. Only after a high school guidance counselor gave her a personality quiz did she decide to apply to Tisch. “I didn’t even realize film was a career,” Mosher said.

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Following a stint unhappily producing commercials, she made a decision. “I was either going to change careers or I promised myself that I would do something that

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NYU wrestling wins fifth UAA title By Cole Riley

Grameen Banks loans have reached 6.5 million women.

With Starlight Children’s Foundation, the Undergraduate Student Government Association at the NYU Silver School of Social Work hosted a Valentine’s Day party yesterday. Children with chronic illnesses and their families gathered to enjoy live entertainment, food and arts and crafts. Lauren Berninger, program manager of Starlight Children’s Foundation, said the association and USGA have been annually organizing this event together for four years. Starlight, a non-profit organization that helps seriously ill children and families address social and emotional aspects of illness, provides sporting events, amusement park outings and trips to the zoo. The Valentine’s Day party

The NYU wrestling squad captured their fifth University Athletic Association Championship title in school history as they beat both the University of Chicago and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland on Saturday. All five of NYU’s UAA titles (’99, ’00, ’06, ’08 and ’12) were won under current head coach Bruce Haberli. The Violet grapplers fought a tough battle against the University of Chicago Maroons in the first of the day’s two matches. After falling 6-0 in the first two bouts, freshman Matt DiGiovanni swung momentum NYU’s way with a gritty 7-6 victory in the 141-pound division.

“Matt had a close match against Chicago,” assistant coach Cory Luce said. “He gutted it out and wrestled tough for every minute of that match.” Following DiGiovanni’s win, the Violets won four of the next six divisions. Juniors Dan Gorman (149-pound) and Jake Pawlowski (184-pound) and seniors David Rice (165-pound) and Greg Martino (174-pound) defeated their respective opponents. With a crushing defeat in the 197-pound division to Chicago’s Mario Palmisano, the match came down to the last bout. In a risky decision made by the coaching staff, senior Jamie Myers was inserted into the heavyweight

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